Climatology: Quick Facts

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Wladimir Köppen

German climatologist

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Eduard Brückner

Austrian geographer and climatologist

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Archaea at Midway Geyser Basin in the Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Largest hot spring in Yellowstone, third largest in the world. Temp. 147-188F Dim. 250x380 ft. Archaeon, archeon, Yellowstone Geysers, algae

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Iceland, Glacier lagoon (Jokulsarlon)

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